This may be tough, but sometimes the past can be worse... And Jack Reacher will soon discover that. Are you ready for the new adventure of the #1 hero of contemporary crime fiction?The Dark Past is the 23rd case of Jack Reacher (which of course can be read independently, like all the previous ones) and comes to offer the countless avid readers of the series another exceptional thriller full of surprises, suspense, and twists. The hero created by Lee Child, "the James Bond of our time," as Ken Follett has characterized him, is "one of the most authentic, attractive heroes of our pop culture," according to the Washington Post. And his new adventure will be unforgettable for you!
Jack Reacher hitchhikes. He plans to follow the sun on an epic journey across America, from Maine to California. He doesn't go far. On a country road deep in the forests of New England, he sees a sign with the name of a place he has never seen before: his father's hometown. What does one more day matter? he thinks. And he takes the detour.

At the same time, in the same remote area, a car breaks down. A young couple from Canada had started a trip to Florida. They planned to make a stop in New York to sell a treasure. Now they are stranded in a lonely motel in the wilderness. The owners seem almost overly friendly. The place is strange... but there is no other choice.
The next morning, at the town hall, Reacher asks about his family's old house. They tell him that no Reacher has ever lived in the town. He always knew that his father, leaving there, had left a black stone behind him, but now he wonders: Did my father never live there?
As Reacher explores his father's life, and as the Canadians face deadly dangers, pieces from different stories begin to merge. And then Reacher makes a shocking discovery: The present may be tough, but the past can be intense... and deadly.